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UNITED STATES PATENT G-FFICE.

ALFRED J. PARKER, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

RECEPTACLE FOR CIGARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,365, dated December17, 1889.

Application filed May 23, 1889. Serial No. 3111819. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED J. PARKER, of the city and State of New York,have invented an Improvement in Receptacles for Cigars, &c., of whichthe following is a specification.

This receptacle for cigars or other articles is adapted to being placedin a hat, so as to utilize the space ordinarily existing within the hatand above the head for carrying such light articles as cigars,cigarettes, tobacco, &c.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a section of a hat with my improvedreceptacle in position therein. Fig. 2 represents the arch-piece as laidout fiat. Fig. 3 shows the shape of the paper as cut out previous tobeing folded into the shape of the box, and Fig. 4 is a section of thebox and arch-piece at right angles to that in Fig. l.

The arch-pieceA is of sheet material, preferably card-board, and havingends or legs 2 2 and the central tongues 3. These legs 2 2 have uponthem cross-marks at equal distances apart, and the length of thearch-piece is sufficient for the largest sizes of hats, and thesecross-marks upon the legs in dicate where such legs can be cut off toshorten the archpiece uniformly at both ends, so as to adapt the same tosmaller sizes of hats, and it is preferable to print upon the surface ofthe archpiece suitable ornamental designs, including directions as tothe manner of use, and also a tablet at 4 adapted to receive the name ofthe person to whom the hat belongs. It is now to be understood that thisarch-piece is to be introduced within the hat, the ends 2 2 thereofpassin gin between the lining or sweat-band and the interior surface ofthe hat, and at the center portion of this arch A. the receptacle B isconnected.

This receptacle B is to be of any desired size or shape and adapted tocigars, cigarettes, tobacco, or other articles to be carried within suchreceptacle; but I find that it is most convenient to make thisreceptacle out of cardboard or other sheet material, and to providewings 5, that are to be folded toward each other and lap, so as to formthe edges and lower surface of the box, and the bottom Wing 6, whenfolded over, closes the bottom end of the receptacle, and the'portion 7of such wing passes in behind the lapping portions of the wings 5, so asto form a space or pocket into which the tuck 8 may be inserted. Thistuck 8 is to form the top or end of the box or receptacle, and it is ofa size adapted to pass down behind the fold of the Wings 5 into thespace provided for it, and there is a pull-piece 9 formed as anextension-tongue from the end of the tuck, the same being foldedbackwardly and passed through a slot 10, so as to extend up on the outersurface of the tuck to be grasped in pulling out the tuck when the boxor receptacle is to be opened.

In the body of the box or receptacle B incisions or slots are cut at 12at a sufiicient distance apart for the tongues 3 of the arch-piece A tobe entered through such slots for connecting the box or receptacle tothe arch-piece, and in order to prevent the ends of the tongues 3 fromcoming against the cigarettes or other articles contained within thereceptacle B it is preferable to introduce a shield-piece C, formed ofcardboard or other sheet material within the receptacle B, so that thetongues 3 may pass through the slots and in between the shield-piece Cand the body of the receptacleB. B y this construction I am enabled tomake a cheap and efficient receptacle that is Well adapted to cigars,cigarettes, or other light articles; but I remark that the archpieceA,0f sheet material, cut out and introduced within the hat, is adaptedto any receptacle that can be connected with it-such as a tobacco-bag-inplace of the box heretofore described. This arch-piece is better adaptedto the intended purpose, and is lighter than wires, spring-bands, andsimilar articles that have been introduced within the hat for receivingcigars or analogous articles.

I claim as my invention 1. The arch-piece A, of sheet material, hav inglegs to pass down between the sweat or lining and the body of the hat,in combination with a receptacle for cigars or other articles attachedto such arch-piece, substantially as set forth.

2. The arch=piece A, of sheet material, hav in g legs 2 2 withequidistant marks upon them to indicate the place at which the legs areto be cut off for fitting different sizes of hats, in combination with areceptacle for cigars or other articles, attached to such arch-piece,substantially as set forth.

3. The receptacle 13,013 sheet materiahhaving wings 5, end and bottomparts t} 7, and a tuck S, folded together, in combination with thearch-piece A, having ends or legs to set into the hat between the sameand the sweat or lining, and to which arch-piece the receptacle isconnected, substantially set forth.

4:. The receptacle 13,01 sheet material, hav ing slots 12, wings 5, andend and bottom parts 6 7, folded andlapped on each other, a tuck 8, andpull-piece, in combination with the arch- ALFRED J. PARKER.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, \VILLIAM G. Mo'r'r.

